Lot 362
New Zealand, 1862 Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1s deep green on pelure paper, imperf, unwatermarked, unused without gum, good margins all around for this issue, Very Fine, R.P. Odenweller certificate (2012).
SG 86; £14,000. (Scott 25b).
Scott $18,000
To get an idea of how rare an unused one shilling is, the Hackmey collection had one example, Agabeg one, Burrus/Ferrari one, Max Simon/Odenweller one, and this example, which must be considered one of the finest. There are perhaps two other examples .
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